Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

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1

Arise, my soul, sing joyfully,

And praise thy great Creator,

Who now hath sent this child to thee,

His Son, thy Mediator.

This is the day thy Saviour came

To take man’s nature and his name,

And by His incarnation

To win for man salvation.

2

Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light,

And usher in the morning;

Ye shepherds, shrink not with affright:

The day of grace is dawning.

This child, though weak in infancy,

Our confidence and joy shall be,

The power of Satan breaking,

Our peace with God now making.

3

O dearest child, whom I adore,

Whose grace surpasses measure,

My brother, whom I cherish more

Than earth with all its treasure:

Haste from Thy manger to depart,

O come and dwell within my heart;

With joy will I receive Thee,

A cradle there will give Thee.

4

All blessing, thanks, and praise to Thee,

Lord Jesus Christ, be given:

Thou hast my brother deigned to be,

Thou Lord of earth and heaven.

Help me throughout this day of grace

To praise Thy love and seek Thy face;

And when I stand before Thee

For ever to adore Thee.

On this episode Jake discusses the different Lutheran synodical bodies in Australia

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

For more content check out John's website:

www.johnkleinig.com

1

The people that in darkness sat

A glorious light have seen;

The light has shone on them who long

In shades of death have been.

2

To hail Thee, Sun of righteousness,

The gathering nations come;

They joy as when the reapers bear

Their harvest treasures home.

3

For Thou their burden doest remove,

And break the tyrant’s rod,

As in the day when Midian fell

Before the sword of God.

4

To us a child of hope is born,

To us a son is given,

And on His shoulder ever rests

All power in earth and heaven.

5

His name shall be the Prince of peace,

The Everlasting Lord,

The Wonderful, the Counsellor,

The God by all adored.

6

His righteous government and power

Shall over all extend;

On judgment and on justice based,

His reign shall have no end.

7

Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray,

And make us Thine alone,

Who with the Father ever art

And Holy Spirit one.

Sermon by Pastor Peter Ziebell of the AELC in celebration of the 25year anniversary of the Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig on the Liturgy given at the Australian Lutheran College in 2009

For more content check out John's website:

www.johnkleinig.com

1

Come, your hearts and voices raising;

Christ the Lord with gladness praising;

Loudly sing His love amazing,

Worthy folk of Christendom.

2

Christ, from heaven to us descending,

And in love our race befriending,

In our need His help extending,

Saved us from the wily foe.

3

Jacob’s star in all its splendour

Beams with comfort sweet and tender,

Forcing Satan to surrender,

Breaking all the powers of hell.

4

From the bondage that oppressed us,

From sin’s fetters that possessed us,

From the grief that sore distressed us,

We, the captives, now are free.

5

O the joy beyond expressing,

When by faith we grasp this blessing,

And to you we come confessing

Your great love has set us free.

6

Gracious Child, we pray you, hear us,

From Your lowly manger cheer us;

Gently lead us and be near us

Till we join Your choir above.

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dalby, QLD on 1 Peter 3:13-17 for the Anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession

Sermon on John 16:12-15 for Trinity Sunday 2019 by Rev. Jake Zabel of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dalby, QLD